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This past week of workouts was tough for me because I was dealing with pain and nausea for several workouts plus I was dealing with extra pain because of all the work I’m doing with moving. Since it’s been over 12 years since I moved last, I think I forgot how exhausting it can be and how physically draining it is. But I also know I’m in better shape now than I was 12 years ago, so at least that’s an advantage I have. But it still added to the difficulty of my workouts during the week.

Monday’s workout was not too crazy, but after moving super heavy boxes over the weekend (and still having some bruises from doing that), it was a bit harder for me than it needed to be. But I was also worried I was also going to be nauseous and wasn’t, so that was something positive for me to focus on.

For cardio, we had rounds of a push pace to a base pace. But the base pace was supposed to be at an incline. And the incline it was supposed to be at would be the equivalent of my push pace resistance level on the bike. So for the entire block, I kept the bike at my push pace resistance level but tried to go faster during the push pace segments. We started at 30-seconds for the push and base pace and it went up by 15 seconds each round until we got to 75-seconds and then we went down by 15 seconds each round. And we ended with a 30-second all-out and I really tried to go a lot faster for that but I was pretty tired at the end of the block.

On the rower, we worked on 200-meter rows and 100-meter rows, but the bigger focus was on what we could do with 100-meter rows. We had 3 rounds of the 200-meter row with squats in-between each row. Then we had 3 rounds of a 100-meter row with rest between each one. And the goal was to rest enough to do a real all-out row for each of the 100-meter rows. We repeated that pattern for the entire block. I did pretty well for my 100-meter rows. They weren’t PRs, but they were a lot faster than I normally would be able to go.

And on the floor, we had 1 long block but it was split into 2 mini-blocks. And within each mini-block, we were not supposed to rest between exercises since they were designed to do back to back. We did each mini-block 3 times before moving to the other one. The first mini-block had chest presses with weights and push-ups and the second mini-block had squats and lunges. I did go pretty heavy for my chest presses and squats, especially since my Monday coach was the one who helped me move the heavy boxes and he had joked that he knew that I could do heavier in my workouts after seeing what I could do when moving boxes. And the last 30-seconds of the floor was a finisher move of an isolated push-up hold, which really tired out my arms!

Wednesday’s workout was a signature workout: Inferno. However, this signature workout isn’t exactly the same when you are in a 3 group class so it might have been a little easier than the 2 group class. But I didn’t mind it being easier because I was starting to feel nauseous. I wasn’t feeling that horrible, but it definitely affected my workouts.

For cardio, we had 2 blocks. The first block had push paces that ranged from 30-seconds to 1-minute and we always had a 30-second base pace after each push. And it ended with a 30-second all-out. And the second block had push paces that were always 1-minute and the base paces ranged from 30-seconds to 75-seconds and it ended with a 1-minute all-out.

On the rower, I really ended up modifying the workout to work for me and how I was feeling. We were supposed to start with a 100-meter row and then do 20 side-to-side hops before going back on the rower. And each time we got onto the rower, we were supposed to increase the row by 100-meters. But I knew I couldn’t do the hops and getting on and off the rower was going to take up a lot of my time. So I just tried to row for the entire block as much as I could. I did have to take breaks to rest and let the nausea pass, but I tried to keep rowing even if I had to go really slowly.

And on the floor, we had 2 blocks. The first block focused on push movements and the second block focused on pull movements. The first block had chest presses on the straps, chest flies with weights, and overhead tricep extensions. And the second block had low rows on the straps, hip hinge reverse flies, and hammer curls. And the last minute of the workout was supposed to be a minute of full burpees. I used the bench for my hands, but I wasn’t able to do the push-ups for the full burpees and did regular ones instead.

On Thursday, I was feeling a bit worse than Wednesday, but I also was dealing with some other body aches. I tried to take some painkillers before class, but because my workouts are so early they don’t usually get to kick in until toward the end of class. This workout seemed to have a bit more strength-based elements in it, but it was still a mix of endurance, strength, and power.

For cardio, we had 2 blocks that had the same pattern. We had 3 rounds of 1-minute intervals of a base pace at an incline and a base pace without an incline with a 30-second all-out at the end. The first block had higher inclines and the resistance level on the bike was always above what I use for my all-outs. In the second block, they were a bit lower so I was around my all-out level for all the intervals plus during my all-out.

On the rower, we had one long block. We started with a 400-meter row and the goal was to do it as a base or push row so you wouldn’t be totally exhausted when it was done. Then we were supposed to do lateral hops and high knees before doing an 800-meter row. Because of how I was feeling, I knew I couldn’t do the lateral hops so I just doubled up on marching in place instead of high knees. We also had 2-minutes during the workout that we were supposed to do just the exercises and not row. During that, I alternated doing squats and marching in place. And we ended with a 30-second all-out row.

And on the floor, we also had 2 blocks. The first block had push-ups, squats to bicep curls, and pull-ups on the straps. I did high and low rows on the straps instead of the pull-ups, but I was able to do the push-ups on the ground instead of using the bench. And the second block had chest presses and squat jumps. And I did the squat jumps as squats to calf raises. And when cardio and rowing had their all-out, we had a finisher exercise. We were supposed to do isolated squat jacks which I modified to still have the isolated squat but did steps to the sides instead.

Friday was the hardest day of the week for me. I was in a lot of pain and had a lot of nausea, but I also did a lot of crazy stuff for the move on Thursday night that I was still feeling. So I was trying my best and just did what I could.

For cardio, it was a power focus. We had 2 blocks that were very similar. We started with a 1-minute push pace and then had rounds of all-outs and walking recoveries. In the first block, all the all-outs were 1-minute, and in the second block, they were all 30-seconds. And the walking recoveries started at 30-seconds and then went to 45-seconds and 1-minute so we had more recovery time as we worked through the block. I was able to do pretty decently with the all-outs, but I know I wasn’t pedaling as fast as I would have liked. But I was happy that I didn’t have to take as many breaks as I was worried I would need to.

For the rower, we focused on strength rows which means that you want to row slowly and not race through each distance. The goal was to not go higher than 24 strokes per minute, which for me isn’t too slow. But it’s still a challenge to make sure you don’t start rowing faster. In the first block, we had 300-meter rows and then did rainbows with a medicine ball between each row. And in the second block, we had 200-meter rows with front presses with a medicine ball between each row. Since these were strength rows, I didn’t have to worry about pushing through too much during the rows. I was supposed to go slowly, so I did. I did need a few breaks to let the nausea pass, but it wasn’t as bad as I know it can get.

And on the floor, we also had 2 blocks. All the exercises on the floor were with weights. The first block had halos, scaptions, and good mornings. And the second block had uppercuts, tricep kickbacks, and goblet squats. I know I didn’t go that heavy with the weights, but I tried to go heavier for almost all the exercises and my body just couldn’t do it. But at least I tried.

With all the things working against me, I’m happy with the work that I was able to do. And this week, it’s going to be interesting. As I write this post, I’m not sure when I will start sleeping (and showering) at my new place. But I will likely be switching to living at the condo more than my current place at some point this week. So that will change my routine a little bit with the workouts. It won’t change too much since I’m not moving that far away, but it will be a little different because I will either have to drive on a road that has more traffic or deal with waiting at an intersection for a bit longer because I will be crossing the light rail path. It’s not a huge difference, but when the drive is currently only 5-10 minutes, adding 3-4 minutes does make a difference. But I’m still excited to move and get into my new routine for my commute to my workouts!

And hopefully, this week won’t be too stressful or too bad with pain and nausea. But I know that there’s a good chance it will be tougher than this past week.

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I was back to my 4 workouts this past week. I wasn’t doing my regular schedule because I needed my Saturday to be free after work, but I was able to add in a workout on Thursday morning. As I’ve said before, there are some pros and cons to doing all weekday workouts before work. I still don’t know if I’d want to change that to be my regular schedule, but I do like having it as an option when I need it to be. And this month I might need to do that more often since I will probably want as much time on Saturdays as possible to pack and move (and I wouldn’t be doing that on Thursday mornings when I would work out).

Monday’s workout was an endurance day. I was coming off a longer break than I’m used to from my workouts since my last workout was the Thursday before. But sometimes a long break is good because I might be more rested and recovered to do a tough workout.

Cardio was 2 blocks and they were basically the same work. The first block started with a 2-minute push pace. Then we had a 1-minute base pace, 90-second push pace, 45-second base pace, and ended with a 1-minute all-out. The second block had the same intervals as the first but in the opposite order. So we started with a 1-minute push pace and ended with a 2-minute distance challenge (we never have an all-out that is longer than a minute). The goal was to go further in the second block than in the first, and I was just barely able to do that, but I got it done.

Rowing was also 2 blocks that were very similar. We had a 500-meter, 300-meter, and 150-meter row in each block. In the first block, we had medicine ball power jacks between each row, which I did as squats to overhead presses. And in the second block, we had front jacks with the medicine ball, which I did as squats to front presses.

On the floor, we had 2 blocks and the idea was to do all the exercises in the block using the same weights and not taking a break between exercises. The first block had incline chest flys, close grip chest presses, and seated rows. And the second block had uppercuts, shoulder presses, and hip hinge high rows. After doing each set of exercises, we were supposed to do either front and back hops or lateral hops. I did marching in place instead but even with that modification, it made the floor work so tough!

Wednesday was a power day and it really felt like a power day with all the short intervals and lower reps. We had 3 blocks for each section of the workout and they were all 4 minutes long.

For cardio, the first block had a 75-second push pace, 30-second base pace, 75-second run/all-out, 30-second recovery, and 30-second all-out. In the second block, the 75-second intervals were all 60-seconds and the 30-second base pace and recovery were 45-seconds. And in the last block, the 75-second intervals were 45-seconds and the base pace and recovery were 60-seconds. But for all the blocks, we ended with a 30-second all-out.

On the rower, it seemed like we had more exercises than rowing. We had rounds of medicine ball power jacks (which I did as squats to overhead presses) and static squat bicep curls before we got onto the rower and rowed until the treadmills were in their recovery. The rowers did the same recovery and then did the all-out with cardio. I was always on the rower for only a bit of time before we had a recovery, so I was able to go pretty hard for it. And since I hadn’t done much rowing, doing the 30-second all-outs went really well for me too.

And on the floor, we had 2 exercises for each of the blocks. We had reverse grip single-arm low rows and skater lunges, single-arm swings and high rows on the straps, and single-leg deadlifts (which I did as regular deadlifts) and plank low rows. I really felt like I worked harder in this workout than I had in a while, so I was exhausted when the class was done, but it was a good exhaustion.

Thursday was a mix of endurance, strength, and power and I, unfortunately, didn’t sleep well the night before so I was having a bit of a bad hip day so I knew I might need to make a lot of modifications. But I think I did better than I thought I could do.

For cardio, we had 2 blocks. The first block was more of a strength block with 1-minute base paces at inclines followed by base paces without inclines and a 30-second all-out at the end. I was using the resistance levels on the bike, but I wasn’t pedaling as fast as I probably would have if I was feeling ok. And the second block was more of a power block with rounds of a 30-second push pace, 30-second all-out, and 1-minute of recovery.

On the rower, we had 1 block. We started with a 30-second row and then we had bicep curls and rainbows with a medicine ball. The bicep curls were supposed to be in a squat and the rainbows were supposed to be balanced on one leg. But for both exercises, I did them just standing. Then we had a 60-second row followed by the exercises and a 90-second row followed by the exercises. After completing that, we started back at the 30-second row. I made it to the 60-second row for the second time when the rowing block was done.

And on the floor, we had 2 blocks. The first block had split stance single-arm low rows (which I did as hip hinge single-arm low rows), ground to presses, and four-point planks. And the second block had suitcase squats, bicep curls, and hip bridge tricep extensions. I tried to keep a hip bridge for the tricep extensions, but it was starting to hurt so I did as many as I could and then just did them with my feet and hips on the ground.

And for Friday’s workout, things changed up a bit. The workouts at Orangetheory usually are themed to one type of workout. They are endurance day, strength day, power day, or an ESP day which have elements of all types of workouts. But that is consistent with all sections of the room. So even on an ESP day, there is a mix of endurance, strength, and power for the entire workout. But for April, they are making all the workouts ESP days, but each section of the room will have a specific focus. So one section will be an endurance focus, another will be a power focus, and the last will be a strength focus. And which section is which will be switching up every day. For this workout, we had endurance for cardio, power for the rower, and strength on the floor. And the entire workout had the theme of “work and rest” so we were supposed to rest while working out instead of rushing from one thing to another.

For cardio, we had rounds of push paces followed by base paces. All the base paces were 2-minutes long, which was the rest time for cardio. And we had a 1-minute, 4-minute, and 3-minute push pace with a 30-second all-out to finish the cardio block. Because this was my 3rd day in a row and I had done a lot of work around my place for getting ready to move, I was a bit sore during the workout. I tried not to stop during the base paces, but I did have to do that to stretch out my hip a few times.

On the rower, we had 3 different distances for rowing. We did 200-meters, 150-meters, and 100-meters. And between each row, we had an exercise with a medicine ball.  The first time we did the 3 distances we were supposed to do a lunge with an overhead press, but I just did a standing overhead press. The second time we did the rows we had good mornings. And the third time we had halos. I didn’t make it to the round with the halos because I did try to recover a bit between the rowing and exercises. We were supposed to make each row similar to an all-out, and because I really did rest and didn’t rush I was able to get my wattage on the rower much higher than what I normally can do. So I guess resting really worked for me! And even with the rest, I felt like I was working so much harder during the active row so it balanced out a bit.

And on the floor, we had 2 mini-blocks within one long block. And again, we were supposed to rest between exercises so we could do the best reps we could do. The first mini-block had lunges and Arnold presses and the second mini-block had lateral lunges and hammer curls to bicep curls. We also were supposed to try to increase the weights we used every round we did for the exercises. I didn’t use weights for my lunges, but I did work on increasing the weights for the other exercises. And again, I think the rest that we were supposed to do between each exercise helped me do better on the floor than I normally would do.

We had been told about the new format for April for the past few weeks, but now that I’ve done one of the workouts I’m even more excited to see how this month goes. I think it will be an interesting challenge for me and I think I will learn new things about how I work out and how I can maximize each type of class. And we will be repeating some of the workouts we do from the first half of the month again in the second half of the month, so hopefully, I can see some improvements in a few weeks!

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Monday’s workout was a mix of endurance and strength. I think it was a bit more endurance for me, but I got some good strength work in there too.

Cardio was one long block and it was all about 90-second push paces. The base paces between each push pace ranged from 45-seconds to 90-seconds. The push paces weren’t too bad on their own, but to only have 45-seconds at a base pace after was really tough. And we ended with a 1-minute push pace and a 30-second all-out. I tried to go hard for the all-out since it was the only one, but I was feeling tired at the end of the block.

Rowing was also one long block. We started with a 600-meter row and then we had lunges. That was the workout for the entire block, but the row went down by 100-meters each time. I really want to be able to row without breaks again, but I’m just not there for the longer rows. So I was taking breaks for most of the rows I got to do in the workout.

And on the floor, we had 2 blocks that had a lot of Bosu work. The first block had weighted front squats, burpees, and reverse extensions. For the burpees and extensions, we were supposed to use the Bosu but I only did about half of the burpees with it. And the second block had lateral raises to front raises, squats, and side plank dips. The raises and plank work were supposed to be on the Bosu, but I did them on the floor without it. I usually can do the raises while kneeling on the Bosu, but I was feeling really unbalanced and didn’t want to use up too much time trying to find my balance and not have as much time to do the exercises.

Wednesday was a strength day, and I was starting to have a few more issues with my hips. I have noticed this is happening more and more often and I can’t fix things the same way I used to, so I’m a bit worried. But it might be after walking weird after my foot thing, so I’m just trying to wait it out a bit before I really get worried.

For cardio, we had 2 blocks. The first block had a 2-minute push pace, a 1-minute base pace, a 2-minute base pace on an incline, a 1-minute base pace, and a 30-second all-out on an incline. The second block was the same work, but we had the 2-minute base pace at an incline first and the 2-minute push pace second. The resistance level I used for it was what is normally my all-out level, so doing that for 2 minutes was really tough.

On the rower, we worked on stroke drills. In the first block, we had to row 100-meters and count how many strokes it took. The goal was to make the number as low as possible because after each row, we took the number of strokes it took and did that number of reps for a squat chest press with a medicine ball. The second block had us doing a 250-meter row and then using that number of strokes for a front jack with the medicine ball (which I did as an overhead press).

And on the floor, the first block had single-arm chest presses, bench tap squats with bicep curls, and single-arm hip hinge low rows. And the second block had kneeling single-arm shoulder presses and plank pull-throughs.

Friday’s workout was a mix of endurance, strength, and power but to me, it felt like it focused most on endurance and strength.

Cardio had 2 blocks and the first block was more endurance. We had rounds of push paces to 30-second base paces. The push paces started at 30-seconds and went up to 90-seconds before going back down and having a 30-second all-out at the end. 30-seconds of a base pace isn’t that long, especially when you just did a 90-second push pace. The second block had 30-second base paces with inclines and 1-minute base paces with no incline in-between. The resistance levels I used on the bike were really high, at least 2 higher than my normal all-out level, so I felt like I was barely moving for a lot of that second block.

The rower was 1 long block. We started with a 100-meter row and then we were supposed to do foot exchanges after each row. Then we had a 200-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter row before going back down. But the foot exchanges were too tough on my hip and it was hard for me to get on and off the rower, so I just tried to row for the entire block as much as I could and took breaks when I needed them.

And the floor was 2 blocks. The first block was using the TRX straps. We had reverse lunges holding onto the straps (I tried doing as many of these as possible before doing regular lunges), Y raises, and reach and rotates. And the second block was supposed to be with a single set of weights for all exercises. We had closed grip chest presses, seated low rows, and squat to shoulder presses. I had to pick I weight I could do the shoulder presses with, so I went a little lighter for the chest presses but because I limited my breaks it still felt tough.

Saturday’s workout was a Dri-Tri prep day. There have been a few of these this month, but I have missed the first two. But they are designed to get you ready for the Dri-Tri, which is coming up! This prep day was to prepare for the cardio portion.

Cardio was one long block with timed runs/push paces followed by a 1-minute base pace. We started with a 5-minute run and each time after the base pace, the run went down by 1 minute. After a 1-minute run/push and a 1-minute base pace, we had a 4-minute progressive push pace. We were supposed to increase the speed/resistance level every minute, but my body was so tired by that point so I did it every other minute. And then we ended with a 1-minute all-out. I didn’t make it to the distance I normally would in that time for the Dri-Tri, but it was a good prep day and a nice challenge.

And the floor was also one long block. We had 5 different exercises for the block. Each exercise was done for 8, 6, 4, and 2 reps before doing a 250-meter row and then moving on to the next exercise. So essentially, we did 20 reps and then a row. But because the exercises were done per side, you switched so you had 8 reps on the right and then 8 on the left, 6 on the right and then 6 on the left, and so on. The exercises were lunges, single-arm shoulder presses, single-leg deadlifts (which I did as regular deadlifts), side plank rotations, and step-ups. Because we have the newer benches now and they can go pretty low to the ground, I was able to do step-ups instead of lunges. They were a tough challenge for me since I never really do them, but I’m glad I tried.

I really was happy how this past week went, even with the hip issues that I had and continue to have. And because I do have the Dri-Tri coming up, I’m glad I’m feeling pretty amazing now because there is a chance that the Dri-Tri will be on what will possibly be my worst day for pain and nausea.

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I was really worried that this past week of workouts was going to be really bad for me. It wasn’t a great week, but I’m surprised that it went much better than expected. I’m always prepared for the worst when I know I will be dealing with pain and nausea but it’s nice when it’s not close to what I was prepared for.

And I’m especially glad it wasn’t as bad as expected on Monday because my dad was with me for that workout! Pretty much whenever my parents are in LA, my dad tries to make it to a workout with me and I love that! And for this workout, it was a signature workout that I knew would be a challenge. This was the Catch Me If You Can workout, and while I’ve done it before, it’s something that is very tough and I have a lot of room for improvement in what I can do.

This was a 2 group class so our Catch Me If You Can challenge was 22 minutes long. The idea is that every minute or two there is a distance goal you are supposed to get to. If you are at that distance or further, you keep going. If you fall behind, you are caught. And if you are caught, the rest of the 22-minute block you have sprints on the rower and treadmill (or bike). I usually make it around the middle checkpoint and that’s exactly how far I got this time as well. It’s right when the distance from one checkpoint to another gets a lot further. For me, the distance would normally take me about 3-minutes to complete and we had 1-minute to do it. So I knew I would be caught. When I was on the rower doing my sprints, it was still tough with my foot hurting, but at least they were quick rows. And my dad kicked butt and made it really far in the challenge!

On the floor, we had 1 long block. It started with a 500-meter row and I shocked myself by being able to row the entire thing without a break. I regretted that later when my heel was hurting a lot, but in the moment I was really proud of myself. And then we had bicep curls to squats to shoulder presses, hip hinge reverse flies, planks with rotations, Y-raises on the straps, and knee tucks on the straps (which I did as knee tucks on the ab dolly).

And of course, we had to do a post-workout photo with Coach Tyler since that’s the tradition!

Wednesday’s workout was a power day. I was feeling a bit sicker than I had been on Monday, but it was still much less than I had expected. And as usual, when I’m feeling this way, I just try to do my best and do what I can.

For cardio, we had 3 blocks. The first two blocks were the same with a 1-minute push pace, 90-second base pace, and 1-minute all-out. The last block had 3 rounds of a 1-minute all-out followed by a 1-minute recovery. I did get the resistance level on the bike to my normal levels, I just was pedaling slower than I normally would so I think that was still pretty decent.

On the rower, we had 2 blocks. The first block was rounds of 100, 200, and 300-meter rows with medicine ball power jacks between each row. I did squats to shoulder presses instead of power jacks, but they were still tough. And we just repeated those distances with increasing the reps for the medicine ball exercise each round for that block. And the second block was timed with cardio with rounds of a 1-minute all-out row followed by a 1-minute recovery row. It’s hard to always do the recovery row when I would prefer to just take a break. But I tried my best to at least move a bit. And fortunately, by this workout, my foot was doing better so the rowing didn’t bother me as much.

And on the floor, we also had 2 blocks. The first block had bench sit-up to stands, deadlifts, hop overs (which I did as squats), and lateral lunges. And the second block had burpees to bicep curls and step-ups. The second block was really tough for me and I was getting a bit more nauseous. So I didn’t do the burpees and just did squats to bicep curls to count as my exercise that block.

Friday’s workout was an endurance day, and it was one of the toughest endurance days! The cardio work was tough, but the hardest thing was that the entire row block was one long crew row! When you do a crew row, you are supposed to be matching the speed and cadence of everyone else on the rower. And that’s tough for a few reasons.

For cardio, it was 14-minutes straight of push paces and base paces with an all-out at the end. The push paces varied between 30-seconds and 2-minutes, but the base paces were always a minute. And the goal was to never go below your base pace to recover. I wasn’t great at tracking how fast I was pedaling on the bike, but I never went below my base resistance level for the entire block.

For the crew row, because of how the rowers were set up and we were spaced out, we got split into a few different small crews. But we still had to stay in sync with the others in our group. The pace we were going was a bit faster than what I’m comfortable with, so I needed quite a few breaks to reset and get back with my group. Plus, rowing for 14-minutes is hard no matter what! I didn’t get to the distance goal we had, but I was closer than I would have expected.

And for the floor, we had 1 long block that was split into 2 mini-blocks. The first mini-block had rollouts on the straps, chest presses on the straps, and plank reaches. We had 3 rounds of that before moving onto the second mini-block with hip bridges, single-arm chest presses, and reach and rotates on the straps. We had 2 rounds of the second mini-block and then we were supposed to do the entire thing as one long block. I had just finished my second round on the second mini-block and was starting my rollouts again when the workout ended.

And Saturday’s workout was a strength day and I’m glad that I was no longer worried about how I would be feeling. I feel lucky I got through this week without what I normally experience and I really feel like I took advantage of that in each workout.

For cardio, we had 4 blocks that were all the same length. Every block had a push pace, a 1-minute base pace, a base pace at an incline, and a 1-minute all-out. We started with a longer push pace and a shorter base pace at an incline but the incline was the highest one. Each block, the push pace got shorter, the incline base pace got longer, and the incline got lower. It was a good challenge for me to work with the resistance levels a bit more and for the longer incline intervals, I really felt it.

For the floor, we had 2 blocks. For each block, we were supposed to do 2 rounds of the exercises, and then we had a 200-meter row. The first block had bird dog low rows, step-ups (which I did as lunges), and leg raises. And the second block had lateral lunges, shoulder presses, and tricep push-ups. And when I did my 200-meter row in each block, I got it back under a minute which was much better than any other rowing I did during this week.

I’m so happy this past week went as well as it did. I wasn’t expecting it to be this way, but I know I needed it. The past month has been tough for me with my workouts and I needed to feel more hopeful about how I was doing. And I got that this past week and I hope to continue to feel that way this week!

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